I went to the YMCA today and signed up for membership. I'll start going tomorrow. Would've went today but it was impromptu and I don't think I should be working out in work clothes and high heels :P
It was 88 dollars for today but that's ok. It'll be worth it so long as I use it. :) It makes me happy to know I can go use the treadmill and such. I also set up a fitness eval and orientation for the 21st. She's already booked this weekend and next weekend my mom is in town so so much for that idea, but next weekend after that I'm available :)
So anyway that's all for now, keep checkin' back for more lovely posts from meeee! :)
Amber
Thursday, February 5, 2009
After being as diligent as possible on this new lifestyle of mine, chinese food last night was heaven. Sure I've ate out a couple of times, but Chinese food is my ultimate favorite food. I ordered a bunch of different types of chinese food cause it was me and the boyfriend eating it, and had a little of everything. I hadn't gotten a chance yesterday to eat breakfast, and my lunch was only 6 points, so I had like 27 points left for the rest of the day. Before I went to get the food, I researched the point values on WW of the stuff I was ordering and when I got home I measured out the portions that corresponded with the points I researched earlier and oh I was so in heaven, happy and full. :) I used 24 points on dinner (NOT something I normally do) and saved the last three for a snack later in the evening if I so chose (which I did have a cheesestick about 8pm). Best dang use for the 24 points in a long time lol. Yes, I realize chinese food is full of sodium, and yes I know it's not the most healthy choice, but if I don't live once in a while by having food I enjoy I'll be miserable and much less likely to stick with the program. For now, it's back to eating the normal good for me food :) I do, however, have to figure out what I'm having for dinner, as my BF has his daughter tonight so it's just me! Grocery store after work here I come! lol.
But anyway, beyond that, it's Thursday, I'm getting off work early tonight (woohoo!) because the Doc has to catch a plane to SanDiego for some meeting over the weekend and life is good :)
I hope today finds everyone well. For now I am off, I have a homework assignment to continue to plug away at :)
Amber
But anyway, beyond that, it's Thursday, I'm getting off work early tonight (woohoo!) because the Doc has to catch a plane to SanDiego for some meeting over the weekend and life is good :)
I hope today finds everyone well. For now I am off, I have a homework assignment to continue to plug away at :)
Amber
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Another Wednesday!
So, it's Wednesday (WHAT?!) already. Hard to believe for me I guess, week is just flying by. I'm really excited, my mom's tickets are purchased for her and my two cousins to come and visit me. I'm really hoping she likes it here because I'd love for her to live nearby. I miss my mom a lot, we're really close, even more so since my dad passed away back in '06.
I don't know if I ever really explained my two cousins. My mom is legal guardian of them. They are my cousin's two children. He has been unable to care for them since they were born, the mother got tired of having them around and thus my mom took them in. Better to keep the children in the family in a loving, caring home, than to have them out somewhere in foster care. Anyway, we took them in when I was 17, and they were 2 and 1 (they're 11 months apart). Now they're 11 and 10. So in a way, they're basically my sisters, but in an effort to not upset them I continue to call them my cousins because they're at that age when they're trying to decide what they want. Do they want to call my mom "mom"? They've asked me, my mom's asked me, and as far as I am concerned, my mom is a hell of a lot better mother than their fail mother ever was or will be (she has no legal rights to them anymore). If they want to call her their mother, I'm willing to share that with them, no problem. But until they approach me about wanting to call me their sister or vice versa, cousins it is. I leave it to them to decide, it is their life after all.
So if my mom does decide to move out here, she'd be bringing the girls with her. I'm pretty excited. I miss them all, as much as I scoff at the girls being around sometimes (THEY GRATE MY NERVES WITH THEIR FIGHTING!), when they're being good it's actually nice having them around. They're getting to the age now where they're starting to grow up in how they act. Not always, obviously, as they're approaching the whole teenage era of their lives, but usually they're pretty good.
Recently, on Superbowl day, the youngest of the two girls, Julie, called me from my mom's cell and asked (without saying hello first mind you, she's so exciteable), "Are you going to watch the Superbowl!?" Of course, my response was no, and she said I needed to come to my Uncle's for the party (yes let me just hop right on the airplane, be there in a few! lol).
It'll be a challenge, while they're here, to eat correctly. I kind of expect to gain a pound or two while they're here. Don't get me wrong, my mother is extremly supportive of my weight loss goal, but we'll be out and about a lot, and right now I pretty much stay home and eat. If I start going out and about I don't know how I'll react. So we'll see.
Beyond that, today's been pretty uneventful. I didn't get up in time to eat breakfast, I hate when that happens. I've been staying up a little later than normal, and should quit doing that but ahh well whatcha gonna do. That and it's been so cozy in my bed! XD
I have an assignment due on Monday, going to try to work on it and get it done tomorrow. I've already started it but it's slow going. My ability to focus on an assignment seems to be like...next to gone. I've been having a lot of concentration problems since my father passed in '06. It's gotten better but no where near where it used to be. :(
Oh well. I guess I'll stop rambling. The short of it is, today is a good day. No problems on my end really. Hopefully this weekend will be as nice outside as today, I'd really like to start going for a walk and I think I have an interesting idea to keep me interested in walking around town. I want to start taking pictures of interesting things I find as I walk. :) Digital cameras ftw.
Amber
I don't know if I ever really explained my two cousins. My mom is legal guardian of them. They are my cousin's two children. He has been unable to care for them since they were born, the mother got tired of having them around and thus my mom took them in. Better to keep the children in the family in a loving, caring home, than to have them out somewhere in foster care. Anyway, we took them in when I was 17, and they were 2 and 1 (they're 11 months apart). Now they're 11 and 10. So in a way, they're basically my sisters, but in an effort to not upset them I continue to call them my cousins because they're at that age when they're trying to decide what they want. Do they want to call my mom "mom"? They've asked me, my mom's asked me, and as far as I am concerned, my mom is a hell of a lot better mother than their fail mother ever was or will be (she has no legal rights to them anymore). If they want to call her their mother, I'm willing to share that with them, no problem. But until they approach me about wanting to call me their sister or vice versa, cousins it is. I leave it to them to decide, it is their life after all.
So if my mom does decide to move out here, she'd be bringing the girls with her. I'm pretty excited. I miss them all, as much as I scoff at the girls being around sometimes (THEY GRATE MY NERVES WITH THEIR FIGHTING!), when they're being good it's actually nice having them around. They're getting to the age now where they're starting to grow up in how they act. Not always, obviously, as they're approaching the whole teenage era of their lives, but usually they're pretty good.
Recently, on Superbowl day, the youngest of the two girls, Julie, called me from my mom's cell and asked (without saying hello first mind you, she's so exciteable), "Are you going to watch the Superbowl!?" Of course, my response was no, and she said I needed to come to my Uncle's for the party (yes let me just hop right on the airplane, be there in a few! lol).
It'll be a challenge, while they're here, to eat correctly. I kind of expect to gain a pound or two while they're here. Don't get me wrong, my mother is extremly supportive of my weight loss goal, but we'll be out and about a lot, and right now I pretty much stay home and eat. If I start going out and about I don't know how I'll react. So we'll see.
Beyond that, today's been pretty uneventful. I didn't get up in time to eat breakfast, I hate when that happens. I've been staying up a little later than normal, and should quit doing that but ahh well whatcha gonna do. That and it's been so cozy in my bed! XD
I have an assignment due on Monday, going to try to work on it and get it done tomorrow. I've already started it but it's slow going. My ability to focus on an assignment seems to be like...next to gone. I've been having a lot of concentration problems since my father passed in '06. It's gotten better but no where near where it used to be. :(
Oh well. I guess I'll stop rambling. The short of it is, today is a good day. No problems on my end really. Hopefully this weekend will be as nice outside as today, I'd really like to start going for a walk and I think I have an interesting idea to keep me interested in walking around town. I want to start taking pictures of interesting things I find as I walk. :) Digital cameras ftw.
Amber
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
So cold....
BRRR! It is cold here today! Well, not cold like it was back in Illinois cold (where I'm from) but colder than it has been the past few days! We generally leave the windows open year round in the house because we live in a second floor apartment and have no control over the heat. It's an old apartment what can I say. I so did not want to get out of bed for anything today. In fact, BF's alarm went off at 6, he shut it off and we went back to bed, his phone rang at 6:15, he answered it we went back to bed, MY alarm went off at 6:30, I reset it for 7, went back to bed, his alarm again went off at 6:45, he shut it off, went back to bed, finally decided to brave the cold at 7. lol. Don't normally do that by any means. Usually whenever one of the alarms goes off (mine on days I decide I'm going to get up and work out, or his on the other days), I'm up and at'em! But not today!
So I'm at work and it's a pretty blah day so far. Gonna be slow because there's only one hygenist and the Doc today. Days like that are slow, especially in the mornings. Hygenists have 50 minute appointments, and in the mornings the Doc usually has at least 1 or 2 crown preps which are 70 minute appointments. If the phone isn't blowing up you can imagine it's pretty dull up here for the time that both appointments are going. So I've decided I'm going to work on my homework for the week. Maybe between now and Thursday I can get it done. Leave the whole weekend open to getting some stuff done that needs to be done. Like I need to really deep clean the rest of the house. I did a pretty good cleaning this weekend but I didn't dust, or stuff like that. Since my mom's coming in February I better get that done. She'll yell at me if there's a layer of dust as thick as what's on the tv now. lol. You can tell how often the tv gets used in my house...>.> I also need a haircut...I AM GROWING WINGS! lol. I hate my hair sometimes >.<
I was OP yesterday. I used all but a couple of my points. I'm having difficulties getting in all the healthy guidelines per day. Not so much when I'm off work, but on workdays. When I'm off work I have more time to cook, which results in better overall meals for me. But on workdays the only real "meal" I get is dinner, and then it's not normally cooked in oil (they suggest 2 tablespoons of "good" oil like olive oil a day). I also am having a rough time getting in fruits and veggies. I don't have time to eat here at work. If I even thought of snaggin' a fruit to eat you know the phone would ring or someone show up so I wouldn't get to eat it. I barely can get in 1 bottle of water while at work. I usually drink the majority of my water when I get home from work.
It's just little kinks I need to work out. And I'm unsure how to go about doing it.
Anyway I should get to doin' that homework. Post more later.
Amber
So I'm at work and it's a pretty blah day so far. Gonna be slow because there's only one hygenist and the Doc today. Days like that are slow, especially in the mornings. Hygenists have 50 minute appointments, and in the mornings the Doc usually has at least 1 or 2 crown preps which are 70 minute appointments. If the phone isn't blowing up you can imagine it's pretty dull up here for the time that both appointments are going. So I've decided I'm going to work on my homework for the week. Maybe between now and Thursday I can get it done. Leave the whole weekend open to getting some stuff done that needs to be done. Like I need to really deep clean the rest of the house. I did a pretty good cleaning this weekend but I didn't dust, or stuff like that. Since my mom's coming in February I better get that done. She'll yell at me if there's a layer of dust as thick as what's on the tv now. lol. You can tell how often the tv gets used in my house...>.> I also need a haircut...I AM GROWING WINGS! lol. I hate my hair sometimes >.<
I was OP yesterday. I used all but a couple of my points. I'm having difficulties getting in all the healthy guidelines per day. Not so much when I'm off work, but on workdays. When I'm off work I have more time to cook, which results in better overall meals for me. But on workdays the only real "meal" I get is dinner, and then it's not normally cooked in oil (they suggest 2 tablespoons of "good" oil like olive oil a day). I also am having a rough time getting in fruits and veggies. I don't have time to eat here at work. If I even thought of snaggin' a fruit to eat you know the phone would ring or someone show up so I wouldn't get to eat it. I barely can get in 1 bottle of water while at work. I usually drink the majority of my water when I get home from work.
It's just little kinks I need to work out. And I'm unsure how to go about doing it.
Anyway I should get to doin' that homework. Post more later.
Amber
Monday, February 2, 2009
February Goals and a weekly dose!
I decided to shoot for some goals for the month, and then lay out my monthly goals. Some of them will, obviously, be redundant, but it's good to write them down!
FEB GOALS:
1. Drink the daily 8 8oz glasses of water.
2. Exercise 4x weekly (30 min. cardio min.)
3. Try one new recepie per week
4. Look into getting a Y-pass.
5. Enjoy my time with my mom when she comes to visit.
6. See 2 new sights while she's here with the kids. (Museums, Historical Sights...Roswell anyone?!).
This Week's goals:
1. Drink the daily 8 8oz glasses of water.
2. Exercise 4x weekly (30 min cardio min.)
3. Try one new recepie
4. Finish my homework before Sunday night.
I tried the 5 days a week exercising and I think it was too much for my body to handle right now. I ended up with a very sore calf muscle that really restricted what I could do on Saturday. It did not feel well at all. So I think if I can space it out a little better, and do one less day for now, I will be better off. I'm going to try to get in 4 45 minute sessions. I did 30 minutes of cardio and 15 of yoga/strength on Sunday and I was more tired but felt like I had a better workout. So we'll try that. I will also go down to the YMCA this week on Friday and see about maybe getting a trial period or pass day or something to try it out. Sundays would probably be the best time to work out for me there since there wouldn't be many people in the morning (this place is chauk full of church goers). But it'll give me the ability to use a treadmill, which I find to be so nice.
I also got 4 new cookbooks from one of the hygenists here at work. LOTS of new recepies to try so I want to try one a week. I need to broaden my horizons or I will quickly get bored with my food choices. However, I was raised meat, potatos and peas/greenbeans/corn. That's all my dad would eat, so that's all we really ate at my house. So now when I'm confronted with new choices I'm like...eeehhhhh....I dunno.... Hopefully these new cookbooks I got to look over will help a bit. :)
Anyway I need to skiddadle!
Amber
FEB GOALS:
1. Drink the daily 8 8oz glasses of water.
2. Exercise 4x weekly (30 min. cardio min.)
3. Try one new recepie per week
4. Look into getting a Y-pass.
5. Enjoy my time with my mom when she comes to visit.
6. See 2 new sights while she's here with the kids. (Museums, Historical Sights...Roswell anyone?!).
This Week's goals:
1. Drink the daily 8 8oz glasses of water.
2. Exercise 4x weekly (30 min cardio min.)
3. Try one new recepie
4. Finish my homework before Sunday night.
I tried the 5 days a week exercising and I think it was too much for my body to handle right now. I ended up with a very sore calf muscle that really restricted what I could do on Saturday. It did not feel well at all. So I think if I can space it out a little better, and do one less day for now, I will be better off. I'm going to try to get in 4 45 minute sessions. I did 30 minutes of cardio and 15 of yoga/strength on Sunday and I was more tired but felt like I had a better workout. So we'll try that. I will also go down to the YMCA this week on Friday and see about maybe getting a trial period or pass day or something to try it out. Sundays would probably be the best time to work out for me there since there wouldn't be many people in the morning (this place is chauk full of church goers). But it'll give me the ability to use a treadmill, which I find to be so nice.
I also got 4 new cookbooks from one of the hygenists here at work. LOTS of new recepies to try so I want to try one a week. I need to broaden my horizons or I will quickly get bored with my food choices. However, I was raised meat, potatos and peas/greenbeans/corn. That's all my dad would eat, so that's all we really ate at my house. So now when I'm confronted with new choices I'm like...eeehhhhh....I dunno.... Hopefully these new cookbooks I got to look over will help a bit. :)
Anyway I need to skiddadle!
Amber
Weigh in day!
I hate weighing myself every day. I tend to avoid it at all cost. So I did today because it was my WI day and the scale flux'd between 278 and 279. So I just decided to keep my weight from yesterday and be done with it. So I'm going to offically say a 1.8 loss this week. Not too shabby.
I'm trying to not expect too big of a loss for next week, considering I worked out like mad this week.
As for last week's goal, the only one I didn't get accomplished was buying a pedometer. I went to Santa Fe to go to Best Buy for another reason, and when I went to try to get to Walmart, I was in the wrong lane and the traffic was just awful. So I ended up going past it and couldn't find an opening to get out of the middle lane to even go back the way I came. So I decided to just put that one off until this week. I might just order one online.
Today's going to be a slow day I can tell. Doc can't work past 5:30 today because of previous commitments, so I don't have to worry about working late tonight. In fact, so far as I can tell we'll probably get out around 4:30 woo.
Anyway I hope the day finds ya'll well. I'll post more if I'm bored and think of more to say. Toodaloo all
Amber
I'm trying to not expect too big of a loss for next week, considering I worked out like mad this week.
As for last week's goal, the only one I didn't get accomplished was buying a pedometer. I went to Santa Fe to go to Best Buy for another reason, and when I went to try to get to Walmart, I was in the wrong lane and the traffic was just awful. So I ended up going past it and couldn't find an opening to get out of the middle lane to even go back the way I came. So I decided to just put that one off until this week. I might just order one online.
Today's going to be a slow day I can tell. Doc can't work past 5:30 today because of previous commitments, so I don't have to worry about working late tonight. In fact, so far as I can tell we'll probably get out around 4:30 woo.
Anyway I hope the day finds ya'll well. I'll post more if I'm bored and think of more to say. Toodaloo all
Amber
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Month's end
I weighed myself this morning for a month's end weigh in. I now weigh 278.4 pounds. I can safely say good bye to the 280's now :)
So for the month of January I lost 6.6 pounds. Not bad considering I didn't start until the 9th of January and I had some problems finding my groove. :)
I'll weigh myself again tomorrow for the WW WI day. Until then my friends!
Amber
So for the month of January I lost 6.6 pounds. Not bad considering I didn't start until the 9th of January and I had some problems finding my groove. :)
I'll weigh myself again tomorrow for the WW WI day. Until then my friends!
Amber
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